Annual Christmas Tree Gathering

So I failed to remember to post this video I created earlier about our tree gathering adventures this year. Each year we usually head to Lenderink's Tree Farm to pick out and cut down our tree, go sledding and roast marshmallows. Well, this year things took a bit of a twist. The Saturday morning we were going to meet Shawn, Erin and Owen at the tree farm they called us. They had dropped their car off at a tire store in Caledonia and the owner of the store told them about property in Middleville that he owned that was an old Christmas tree farm he was making into a sub-division. He told them they could go there and cut down a tree or free. So, Erin called us and being the Dutch family on a budget that we are we jumped at the free tree idea (let's face it, we didn't want to pay much for a tree to put in this dinky rental house. Not to mention the tree will come right down after Christmas so we can pack and move)! Off to Middleville we went in search of our perfect Christmas tree. The place was filled with lots of gorgeous trees of all varieties, shapes and sizes. After walking around for a while Cory and Joshua found our perfect tree. Once the search was over and the trees were securely in the vehicles it was time for sledding. There happened to be a pathway through the tree farm that was perfect for sledding! The boys (yes, the big ones included) had a blast riding down the hill and playing in the snow! Check out our adventures in the video below.

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